Pear Whelk | I Love Shelling

Beautiful Day With Beautiful Shellers

by pam | Jul 27, 2016 | Captiva Cruises, Cayo Costa Beachcombing, Dolphin, Flat Zigzag Scallop, Lightning Whelk, Pear Whelk, Rough scallop, Scallop, Whelk | 7

Isn’t it crazy how beautiful these shells are? This is about the biggest empty PEAR WHELK I’ve ever seen! The colors of this LIGHTNING WHELK are stunning. These beautiful shells were found by these beautiful shellers...

A Sea Star… Make a Wish!

by pam | Jan 7, 2016 | Pear Whelk, Sea Stars (Starfish) | 7

You get that magical feeling when you see a STAR wash up on the beach next to your toes, don’t you? We always feel so lucky to be able to touch them, to pick them up and to return them safely to the sea … never...

Walking The Beach Warms The Soul

by pam | Feb 20, 2015 | Pear Whelk, Sanibel Lighthouse Seashell Video, Sea Stars (Starfish), Shell Videos, Sunsets, Whelk | 27

Even though we aren’t wearing our usual tee shirts and shorts here on Sanibel Island because...

Sanibel Seashell Babies

by pam | Mar 15, 2014 | Egg Casing, Horse Conch, Horse Conch Egg case, Horse Conch Egg Casing, Lightning Whelk, Lightning Whelk Egg Chain, Paper Fig, Paper Fig Egg Case, Paper Fig Shell Egg Case, Pear Whelk, Pear Whelk Egg Case, Whelk | 18

On my beach walk at the Lighthouse Beach today, I saw many different lines of shells and oodles of Beach Bling in lots of different wrack lines to sift through. About half a mile away from the lighthouse on the gulf side, I...

On the Beach With Shell Eggs And Ham, Pam-I-Am

by pam | Feb 16, 2014 | Banded Tulip Egg Case, Disk Dosinia, Egg Casing, Elegant Dosinia, Lightning Whelk Egg Chain, Long-Spined Urchin, Millipede Starfish, Paper Fig Egg Case, Pear Whelk Egg Case, Pig's Foot, Sea Pork, True Tulip Egg Case, Tulip Egg Case, whelk egg casing | 29

After strong west winds last week, surely we would get some interesting shells and Beach Bling washing up on our shores of Sanibel and Captiva. Yep, lots of Beach Bling lined the beach at Gulfside City Park. The winds were so...

Breakfast of Shelling Champions

by pam | Oct 20, 2013 | Apple Murex, Banded tulip, Horse Conch, low tide, Murex, Nutmeg, Pear Whelk, Shark's Eye, Tulip, Whelk | 14

I may not be a champion but I like my weekend breakfast to be garnished with TULIPS while I fill up on PEARS…. Quite a few PEAR WHELKS … With a little NUTMEG… This weekend’s low tides were in the early...

Difference Between Lightning, Pear, Knobbed, Channeled Whelks

by pam | Sep 24, 2013 | Channeled Whelk, Knobbed Whelk, Lightning Whelk, Pear Whelk, Right handed Lightning Whelk, Seashell Fun Facts, Whelk | 37

I am obsessed with shells. I love to hunt for shells, collect different species of shells, travel...

Tarpon Beach Top Shelf Shells

by pam | Apr 21, 2013 | Alphabet Cone, Alternate Tellin, Baby's Ear, Cone, Flat Zigzag Scallop, Florida Cone, Horse Conch, Pear Whelk, Scallop, True tulip, Tulip, Wentletrap | 35

These shells are the cream of the crop! This is any shellers dream to find a handful of shells like this. I’m talking… not just a TULIP… but a gorgeous nice size red TRUE TULIP. And not just a FLORIDA CONE, but...

Happy Hunting For Seashells

by pam | Mar 2, 2013 | Alphabet Cone, Banded tulip, Conch, Cone, Fighting Conch, Pear Whelk, Scallop, Tulip | 19

Happy. That’s what this photo of a mom (Margaret) and daughter (Katy) from Chicago says “Happy”. I peaked into Kay’s shell bag and knew why she had such a happy face. Who wouldnt be happy filling a mesh...